Tag: spy
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The US Is Building a One-Stop Shop for Buying Your Data
Plus: A mysterious hacking group’s secret client is exposed, Signal takes a swipe at Microsoft Recall, Russian hackers target security cameras to spy on aid to Ukraine, and more. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/us-spies-one-stop-shop-private-data/
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Russian Hackers Target Western Firms Aiding Ukraine, Spy on Shipments
Russian military hackers are targeting Western firms aiding Ukraine, using cyberespionage to infiltrate logistics networks and spy on arms shipments. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/news/russian-hackers-target-western-firms/
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Russian Hackers Exploit Email and VPN Vulnerabilities to Spy on Ukraine Aid Logistics
Tags: cyber, email, exploit, hacker, intelligence, military, russia, service, spy, technology, threat, ukraine, vpn, vulnerabilityRussian cyber threat actors have been attributed to a state-sponsored campaign targeting Western logistics entities and technology companies since 2022.The activity has been assessed to be orchestrated by APT28 (aka BlueDelta, Fancy Bear, or Forest Blizzard), which is linked to the Russian General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) 85th Main Special Service Center, Military Unit…
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Russia-Linked SpyPress Malware Exploits Webmails to Spy on Ukraine
ESET reports on RoundPress, a cyber espionage campaign by Russia’s Fancy Bear (Sednit) targeting Ukraine-related organizations via webmail… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/russia-spypress-malware-exploits-webmails-spy-ukraine/
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Turkish APT Exploits Chat App Zero-Day to Spy on Iraqi Kurds
Even after their zero-day turned into an n-day, attackers known as Marbled Dust or Sea Turtle continued to spy on military targets that had failed to patch Output Messenger. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/turkish-apt-exploits-chat-app-zero-day-spy-iraqi-kurds
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Government webmail hacked via XSS bugs in global spy campaign
Hackers are running a worldwide cyberespionage campaign dubbed ‘RoundPress,’ leveraging zero-day and n-day flaws in webmail servers to steal email from high-value government organizations. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/government-webmail-hacked-via-xss-bugs-in-global-spy-campaign/
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New leadership picks for Cyber Command, NSA coming soon amid broader decision on structure
Multiple military, civilian and congressional sources say the Trump administration could move soon to fill the top civilian position at the NSA, setting in motion other decisions about the military leadership for the spy agency and for U.S. Cyber Command. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/cyber-command-nsa-trump-leadership-picks-dual-hat
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Turkish Group Hacks Zero-Day Flaw to Spy on Kurdish Forces
Tags: credentials, cyberespionage, exploit, flaw, group, malware, microsoft, military, mitigation, spy, theft, zero-dayMicrosoft Researchers Link Turkish Spy Group to Output Messenger Zero-Day Hack. A Turkish-linked cyberespionage group known as Marbled Dust exploited a zero-day in the Output Messenger Server Manager application to spy on Kurdish military operations in Iraq. Microsoft reported the hack and called for immediate mitigation to block credential theft and malware delivery. First seen…
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APT group exploited Output Messenger Zero-Day to target Kurdish military operating in Iraq
A Türkiye-linked group used an Output Messenger zero-day to spy on Kurdish military targets in Iraq, collecting user data since April 2024. Since April 2024, the threat actor Marbled Dust (aka Sea Turtle, Teal Kurma, Marbled Dust, SILICON and Cosmic Wolf) has exploited a zero-day flaw (CVE-2025-27920) in Output Messenger to target Kurdish military-linked users…
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Türkiye-linked spy crew exploited a messaging app zero-day to snoop on Kurdish army in Iraq
‘MarbledDust’ gang has honed the skills it uses to assist Ankara First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/05/13/turkish_spies_messaging_app/
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Russia’s ‘outsourced’ Bulgarian spy ring sentenced to more than 50 years in UK
Six Bulgarians tasked with spy operations in the U.K. on behalf of Russian intelligence each received multi-year prison sentences for their activities. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/bulgarian-members-russian-spy-ring-sentenced-uk
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‘Golden Chickens’ Resurfaces with Two Dangerous Malware Tools Targeting Passwords and Crypto Wallets
Golden Chickens resurfaces with new malware targeting passwords and crypto wallets. Meet TerraStealerV2 and TerraLogger”, tools built to spy and steal. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/news/golden-chickens-2025/
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China-Backed Hackers Exploit BRICKSTORM Backdoor to Spy on European Businesses
NVISO discovered new variants of the BRICKSTORM backdoor, initially designed for Linux, on Windows systems First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/china-hackers-brickstorm-backdoor/
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Cybersecurity firm buying hacker forum accounts to spy on cybercriminals
Swiss cybersecurity firm Prodaft has launched a new initiative called ‘Sell your Source’ where the company purchases verified and aged accounts on hacking forums to to spy on cybercriminals. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cybersecurity-firm-buying-hacker-forum-accounts-to-spy-on-cybercriminals/
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Pharmacist accused of using webcams to spy on women in intimate moments at work, home
Lawsuit claims sick cyber-voyeurism went undetected for years, using hundreds of PCs, due to lax infosec First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/04/09/pharmacist_accused_of_cyber_voyeurism/
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Lawsuit: Hospital Pharmacist Spied on Coworkers for a Decade
University of Maryland Medical Center Said FBI Is Also Investigating Case. An academic medical center is facing a class action lawsuit alleging one of its pharmacists installed keylogging software on 400 computers over a decade to spy on the personal lives and intimate moments of coworkers. The pharmacist is also facing a criminal investigation, the…
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Pharmacist accused of compromising computers to spy on colleagues
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/pharmacist-accused-of-compromising-computers-to-spy-on-colleagues
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Hackers are pretending to be drone companies and state agencies to spy on Ukrainian victims
The hackers have targeted Ukraine’s armed forces, law enforcement agencies and local government bodies, especially those near the country’s eastern border, which is close to Russia. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/hackers-impersonate-drone-companies-state-agencies-spy-ukraine
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Maryland pharmacist used keyloggers to spy on coworkers for a decade, victim alleges
A Maryland pharmacist installed spyware on hundreds of computers at a major teaching hospital and recorded videos of staff over the course of a decade, a class-action lawsuit alleges. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/maryland-pharmacist-keylogger-spying-lawsuit
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Raw Deel: Corporate spy admits role in espionage at HR software biz Rippling
Double-oh-sh… First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/04/02/deel_rippling_espionage/
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GCHQ intern took top secret spy tool home, now faces prison
Not exactly Snowden levels of skill First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/04/01/student_gchq_theft/
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Chinese Spy Group FamousSparrow Back with a Vengeance, Targets US
Once considered inactive, the Chinese cyber espionage group FamousSparrow has reemerged, targeting organizations across the US, Mexico and Honduras First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/chin-famoussparrow-targets-us/
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Chinese Group Spreads Android Spyware via Trojan Signal, Telegram Apps
Thousands of devices have become infected with BadBazaar, malware previously used to spy on Uyghur and Turkic ethnic minorities in China. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/china-group-spreads-android-spyware-via-trojan-signal-telegram-apps
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US lawmakers urge UK spy court to hold Apple ‘backdoor’ secret hearing in public
U.S. bipartisan lawmakers say the U.K. order gagging Apple from disclosing the demand is unconstitutional. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/03/14/us-lawmakers-urge-uk-spy-court-to-hold-apple-backdoor-secret-hearing-in-public/
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Car Exploit Allows You to Spy on Drivers in Real Time
Just like with any regular computer, researchers figured out how to crack into, force restart, and upload malware to an aftermarket in-vehicle infotainment system. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/car-exploit-spy-drivers-real-time
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Apple patches zero-day bugs used in targeted iPhone attacks
Three zero-days within months: This marks Apple’s third zero-day fix since the start of the year, following patches for CVE-2025-24085 in January and CVE-2025-24200 in February.Apple’s leading market share attracts frequent adversarial interest, making a development or configurational mishap extremely punishing. The company suffered a total of twenty bugs in 2023, including the RCE bugs,…
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Expired Juniper routers find new life as Chinese spy hubs
Fewer than 10 known victims, but Mandiant suspects others compromised, too First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/03/12/china_spy_juniper_routers/
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Trump’s Spy Chief Urged to Declassify Details of Secret Surveillance Program
Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, has long held anti-surveillance views. Now she oversees a key surveillance program she once tried to dismantle. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/tulsi-gabbard-declassify-details-of-secret-surveillance-program/
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Finland releases Russian ‘spy’ ship but continues to detain three crew members as suspects
Finnish authorities have released the oil tanker Eagle S but are detaining three crew members as the investigation continues into the undersea infrastructure damage caused by the vessel. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/finland-eagle-s-tanker-released-3-crew-still-detained